The Original Pink Power Ranger Became Stronger Than Even Hardcore Fans Realize

Setting aside the fact that Kimberly is a god among Power Rangers, she’s also working with some mad leadership skills. In “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Pink,” she fashions a team — the All-New Power Rangers — of new and former members like it’s nothing. She enlists Zack Taylor, the original Black Power Ranger, and Trini Kwan, the original Yellow Power Ranger, both of whom wholly gave up their powers after saying goodbye to the force. She also enlists Britt and Serge, two characters made from whole cloth for “Pink.” Within the confines of six issues, they all become battle-ready. Technically, it’s within the confines of four issues because the first entry focuses more on Kimberly and the last issue serves mostly as an epilogue to tie things back into the wider canon.

After wielding all that astounding power and all that authority, Kimberly retires again. She returns the Sword of Light and sends the infamous “Dear John” letter — albeit with a new perspective. Zack and Trini semi-retire again, too, and Britt and Serge vanish into comic obscurity. Why did BOOM! Studios insist on working adjacent to the canon of the television series? Who knows. Maybe it was because the company felt that comics would generally sell better if they featured characters currently important on screen, or maybe they knew that allowing this new version of Kimberly to run loose in the canon would render every other living Ranger useless. When is Amy Jo Johnson writing her own version of the Power Rangers comics, again?

Setting aside the fact that Kimberly is a god among Power Rangers, she’s also working with some mad leadership skills. In “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Pink,” she fashions a team — the All-New Power Rangers — of new and former members like it’s nothing. She enlists Zack Taylor, the original Black Power Ranger, and Trini Kwan, the original Yellow Power Ranger, both of whom wholly gave up their powers after saying goodbye to the force. She also enlists Britt and Serge, two characters made from whole cloth for “Pink.” Within the confines of six issues, they all become battle-ready. Technically, it’s within the confines of four issues because the first entry focuses more on Kimberly and the last issue serves mostly as an epilogue to tie things back into the wider canon.

After wielding all that astounding power and all that authority, Kimberly retires again. She returns the Sword of Light and sends the infamous “Dear John” letter — albeit with a new perspective. Zack and Trini semi-retire again, too, and Britt and Serge vanish into comic obscurity. Why did BOOM! Studios insist on working adjacent to the canon of the television series? Who knows. Maybe it was because the company felt that comics would generally sell better if they featured characters currently important on screen, or maybe they knew that allowing this new version of Kimberly to run loose in the canon would render every other living Ranger useless. When is Amy Jo Johnson writing her own version of the Power Rangers comics, again?